Infant&#39;s garment



Aug. 12, 1947. o. SIELOFF 2,425,402

INFANT S GARMENT- Filed May 18', 1944 IN V EN TOR. O/VA SIE L OF FATTORNEY Patented Aug. 12, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE INFANTSGARMENT Ona Sielofi, Ferndale, Mich.

Application May 18, 1944, Serial No. 536,065

2 Claims. (01. 2-75) This invention relates to infant wear and hasparticular reference to a combined outer and undergarment for infants oftender age.

An object of the invention is to provide a garment in which an infantmay be dressed without the necessity of excessive handling of the child.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a garment of thecharacter referred to which is simple in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture, and one which is provided with a high degree of estheticvalue.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an infants garmentwhich is easily laundered and which may be ironed fiat.

The foregoing objects and other objects and advantages of the inventionwill appear as the description proceeds, reference being made from timeto time to the accompanying drawings forming part of the withindisclosure, in which drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a garment embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the front panel of the garmentfolded back.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the three panels comprising the garment inoutstretched position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, it will be understoodthat in the embodiment herein disclosed, my improved infants garmentconsists of a front panel 5, an intermediate panel 6, and a back panel1, all of which are finished as at 8 and preferably stitched togetheralong the seams 9 and ID.

The front panel 5 may be formed with pleats l l to provide freedom ofmovement and for decorativ purposes. It will be noted in Fig. 3 that theback panel 1 is formed of two layers of material 1a and 1b, the layer 1acomprising the outer garment and the layer 12) serving as anundergarment. Each of the panels 5, 6, and l is provided with cut-outportions l2, l3, and [4 at the top to fit the neck, the cut-out portions12 and I3 in the front panels being lower than the cutout portion M ofthe back panel. The panels are also formed with cut-out portions l5, [6,I1, and I8 to provide armholes, there being sleeves l9 and 20 sewed tothe panels along the cut-out portions I1 and i8 as shown in Fig. 3.

The garment is provided with a plurality of tie ribbons 2|, 22, 23, 24,25, 26, 21, 28, 29, and 30 which are used as hereinafter described.

In dressing the infant, the garment is spread out as shown in Fig, 3.The infant is then laid,

'back down, on the panel 1. The infants left arm is then insertedthrough the armhole l8 and through the sleeve 20 and the right arm isinserted through the armhole l1 and through the sleeve I9. Panel 6 isthen drawn across the childs body and assumes the position shown in Fig.2. In this position the ribbons 25 and 30 are tied together and theribbons 24 and 29 are tied together as shown in Fig. 2. The panel 5 isthen drawn across the panel 6 (Fig. 2) and the ribbon 22 is tied to theribbon 21 and the ribbon 23 is tied to the ribbon 26, making decorativebows on the left shoulder as shown in Fig. 1. The ribbon 2| is then tiedto the ribbon 28, making a decorative bow under the left sleeve as shownin Fig. 1. The device is now completely assembled to form an outer andinner garment both in front and back.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a centralpanel having a double thickness of material open at the bottom andadapted to serve as respective sections of an outer skirt and an underskirt, a wing panel on either side of said central panel, one of saidwing panels being arranged to fold completely over said central panel toform another section of the under skirt, and the other said wing panelbeing arranged to fold over said first-named wing panel to form anothersection of said outer skirt, and means to secure said panels inpredetermined position.

2. A childs garment comprising a length of material, having a centralsection of double thickness, and folded and refolded upon itself toprovide outer and inner skirt sections, arm cutout portions, and tiemembers positioned adjacent to said arm cut-out portions, whereby saidfolds may be secured in predetermined position.

ONA SIELOFF.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,212,679 Rash Jan. 16, 19172,315,832 Wiley Apr. 6, 1943 2,260,168 Costanza Oct. 21, 1941 1,309,487Reeser et al July 8, 1919 1,730,454 Morgan-Evan Oct. 8, 1929

